Replicating Biodiversity Conservation Management at Key Soda Lakes in the Rift Valley
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Post-Project
VALUE £103,669
WHERE Tanzania, Kenya
Summary
•To offer practical training in soda lake conservation & management at 3 new soda lakes to provide scientific information and host country capacity for soda lake management and conservation across the Rift Valley
•Host countries’ capacity for soda lake conservation and management enhanced
•Quarterly lake monitoring programme expanded across Rift Valley region and into a new country
•Local communities feel enhanced ‘ownership’ of soda lakes
•3 more clusters of schools receive educational material
•Improved scientific understanding of the variation in soda lake ecology in the Rift Valley
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